SYRIA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,178	4	2,958	+ 12,220
HIV/AIDS	2	10,704	58	15	+ 10,689
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	9,132	7	2,156	+ 6,976
Malaria	4	8,657	79	0	+ 8,657
Stroke	5	8,631	2	8,088	+ 543
Coronary Heart Disease	6	8,242	1	28,203	- 19,961
Birth Trauma	7	6,353	21	744	+ 5,608
Low Birth Weight	8	6,127	12	1,652	+ 4,475
Road Traffic Accidents	9	6,019	5	2,550	+ 3,469
Tuberculosis	10	5,714	56	23	+ 5,691
Diabetes Mellitus	11	4,214	15	1,534	+ 2,680
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,052	8	2,077	+ 1,975
Kidney Disease	13	3,962	6	2,329	+ 1,633
Liver Disease	14	3,492	11	1,720	+ 1,772
Meningitis	15	2,652	35	295	+ 2,357
Other Injuries	16	2,535	24	521	+ 2,014
Maternal Conditions	17	2,015	45	105	+ 1,911
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,907	26	418	+ 1,489
Suicide	19	1,798	33	333	+ 1,465
Lung Disease	20	1,780	13	1,601	+ 179
Pertussis	21	1,763	37	289	+ 1,474
Hypertension	22	1,569	23	707	+ 861
Breast Cancer	23	1,445	10	1,953	- 508
Violence	24	1,284	25	444	+ 840
Asthma	25	1,248	17	1,052	+ 196
Cervical Cancer	26	1,219	42	188	+ 1,031
Falls	27	952	29	383	+ 569
Malnutrition	28	939	51	73	+ 866
Drownings	29	908	40	215	+ 693
Syphilis	30	902	55	31	+ 871
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	891	14	1,551	- 659
Measles	32	792	70	0	+ 792
Inflammatory/Heart	33	760	32	337	+ 423
Prostate Cancer	34	724	28	404	+ 320
Drug Use	35	715	39	249	+ 466
Fires	36	700	43	179	+ 521
Liver Cancer	37	675	31	366	+ 308
Epilepsy	38	668	48	92	+ 575
Oral Cancer	39	652	36	289	+ 362
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	581	49	79	+ 502
Poisonings	41	513	46	98	+ 415
War	42	496	3	7,760	- 7,265
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	439	16	1,224	- 785
Lymphomas	44	377	18	827	- 450
Stomach Cancer	45	353	22	725	- 372
Parkinson's Disease	46	346	30	367	- 21
Hepatitis B	47	259	63	5	+ 254
Skin Disease	48	250	61	8	+ 242
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	249	41	197	+ 52
Ovary Cancer	50	233	34	328	- 95
Lung Cancers	51	232	9	2,048	- 1,816
Pancreas Cancer	52	223	27	411	- 188
Schistosomiasis	53	222	60	11	+ 210
Leukemia	54	212	19	796	- 584
Tetanus	55	172	52	57	+ 114
Skin Cancers	56	157	38	276	- 119
Alcohol	57	152	53	51	+ 102
Encephalitis	58	144	50	77	+ 67
Oesophagus Cancer	59	104	47	97	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	60	58	44	146	- 88
Appendicitis	61	56	54	36	+ 19
Bladder Cancer	62	50	20	757	- 708
Other Neoplasms	63	37	57	21	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	64	31	59	14	+ 17
Ascariasis	65	23	67	1	+ 22
Hepatitis C	66	21	68	1	+ 20
Diphtheria	67	20	64	5	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	20	62	7	+ 13
Leishmaniasis	69	16	65	5	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	70	15	66	3	+ 11
Trypanosomiasis	71	7	77	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	72	3	69	1	+ 3
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.